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Altogether, Rathore has amassed a total of 13 medals in his sports career. Rathore rose to prominence when he won the silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was India's first ever individual silver at the Olympics. [22] [13] In 2006, Rathore won a bronze medal in the World Championship in Spain, an event held for the top 12 shooters of the world.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2006 Manavjit Singh Sandhu: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2011 Gagan Narang: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2012 Vijay Kumar: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2013 Ronjan Sodhi: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2016 Jitu Rai: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Male 2024 Manu Bhaker: Major Dhyan Chand ...
Parmal Singh Rajput Regiment: Posthumous Jemadar: Kulwant Singh Sikh Regiment: Posthumous Subedar: Nasib Singh Sikh Light Infantry: Captain: Mehta Singh Sikh Light Infantry: Posthumous Naik: Mukhtar Singh Jammu and Kashmir Rifles: Sepoy: Babu Lal Rajput Regiment: Posthumous 1956 Jemadar: Sheopujan Singh Bihar Regiment: Jemadar: Sham Bahadur ...
India picked up the gold medal in men's cricket on Saturday at the Asian Games after the final against Afghanistan was halted by rain. India was the higher seeded team going into the final, and ...
Armed Forces personnel who took part in the evacuation of more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan in August 2021 are set to receive a new medal recognising their efforts, the Ministry of Defence ...
Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 – 18 June 2021), [a] [2] also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. He has won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 ...
Lt Gen Nathu Singh Rathore, served the Indian Army from 1947 to 1954, was offered Commander-in-Chief of army post but he declined, stating that General K. M. Cariappa was senior to him and more eligible for the post. [151] Lt Gen Sagat Singh, awarded the Padma Bhushan [152] Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh Rathore, awarded the Maha Vir Chakra [153]
A list of British awards for gallantry in the War in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. Apart from appointments to purely military orders, only gallantry awards have been included and only those that allow post-nominal letters (this excludes appointments to the Order of the British Empire for distinguished service and fourth-level awards such as Mentions-in-Despatches and Queen's Commendations).